Dumb and Dumbest Episode #343: Positivity and Personal Emails


Not every single message you send needs to be a sales-focused thing. Sometimes you can surprise and delight fans just keeping it real. Matt, Curtis, and Keefy explore this on the podcast! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #343 is streaming now and it’s all about Positivity and Personal Emails! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #342: The Coronavirus!


Are you freaked out by the Coronavirus? There are already implications on a global scale for the music industry, especially touring. Matt and Keefy explore this on the podcast found out! one band got this a killer label and did it! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #342 is streaming now and it’s all about The Coronavirus! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #341: Jeff Black of Gatekeeper on DIY European Touring!


Every band in America dreams of going to the motherland of Rock and Metal, Europe! But what is it really like? Matt and Curtis found out! one band got this a killer label and did it! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #340 is streaming now and it’s and interview with Jeff Black of Gatekeeper on DIY European Touring! ! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #340: Francis Beringer of Caustic Casanova Talks DIY, Touring, Social Media and More


How do you actually get signed by a label? What does it take to go from weekend warrior to full-time band? Matt and Curtis found out how one band got this a killer label and did it! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #340 is streaming now and it’s and interview with Francis Beringer of Caustic Casanova Talks DIY, Touring, Social Media and More! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #339: Why Knowing Music History Matters!


Matt and Keefy are big fans of being big music history nerds. Not only is it fun, it actually can help you out with your music career. Dumb and Dumbest Episode #339 is streaming now and it’s all about Why Knowing Music History Matters! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #338: Curran Reynolds of the Chain on DIY, PR and More!


Curran Reynolds of The Chain PR is one of the few people on the publicity side that has also been intertwined with the DIY music world with a personal stake as a band dude too (Body Stuff, ex-Today Is The Day). Matt and Keefy get deep on this episode with Curren! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #338 is streaming now and it’s all about Curran Reynolds of the Chain on DIY, PR and More! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #337: Personal Brand And Your Band!


We get asked all the time how can we leverage our personal social networks for our bands and our brands. Matt and Keefy get deep on this episode on exactly how to do it! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #337 is streaming now and it’s all about Personal Brand And Your Band! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #336: Package Tour Madness


Spring and Summer are the time for package tours to bloom and capture fans! A ton have been popping up in what was already shaping up to be a major year for tours in 2020 with Rage Against The Machine, Guns N Roses, Slipknot, Deftones & Gojira, Primus, Def Leppard/Motley Crue/Poison, Testament & The Black Dahlia Murder, Korn & Faith No More, Five Finger Death Punch & Megadeth and more! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #336 is streaming now and it’s all about Package Tour Madness! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #335: Lindsay Schoolcraft on Being a Working Musician!


Frequent guest Lindsay Schoolcraft (ex-Cradle of Filth) joins Matt and Curtis to discuss how she manages her time as a working musician, managers her DIY label, social media and makes time for self-care! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #335 is streaming now and it’s all about Lindsay Schoolcraft on Being a Working Musician!! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Episode #334: Facebook Groups and the Music Marketing Mixer


Matt and Keefy go hard on Facebook Groups, which ones we get a lot of value out of and how you can too! Dumb and Dumbest Episode #334 is streaming now and it’s all about Facebook Groups and the Music Marketing Mixer! Dumb and Dumbest is hosted by Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions), Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) and Keith Chachkes (Ghost Cult/BDWE Media). In addition to the podcast, Matt, Curtis, and Keith all host The Music Marketing Challenges: low-cost, super high-value private training to bands and artists. And we just launched a Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! DM Matt or Curtis at the links below for detailsContinue reading